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WATCH: Kiwanis Division 23 East spreads Christmas joy to new mothers at Victoria Jubilee Hospital
December 25 04:46 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Some 61 new mothers who gave birth on Thursday, December 25, at Victoria Jubilee Maternity Hospital in downtown Kingston were presen...
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Spice celebrates Jamaican-themed Christmas in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
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Spice celebrates Jamaican-themed Christmas in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dancehall artiste Spice is standing in solidarity with her fellow Jamaicans in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, dedicating her Ch...
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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain's King Charles III called for "compassion and reconciliation" at a time of "division" across the world in his Chr...
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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HANOVER, Jamaica — As the festive glow of the Christmas season settles over Hanover's parish capital, Mayor of Lucea, Sheridan Samuels is issuing a st...
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki is generating a major buzz on the streets with her latest ambitious single, Make a Change , dedicated to the survi...
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – As United States President Donald Trump expands the US military build-up in the Caribbean, Democratic legislators ar...
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
December 25 11:02 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — One of Manchester’s most wanted men was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Mike Town in the parish ...
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‘This madness must stop!’
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
January 7, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Sugar expert Karl James is to meet with local industry players this week in an effort to devise strategies aimed at stamping o...
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Maroons unite in defence of Cockpit Country
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 7, 2007
Accompong Town, St Elizabeth - Maroons from across Jamaica came together in Accompong Town for the annual January 6 celebration on Saturday, insisting...
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Changing of the Guard
January 7, 2007
This boy, one of a group of children from Stewart Street in Allman Town, Kingston, mimics the actions of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers duri...
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Cop shot in St James; 7th violent attack on police so far this year
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
January 7, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - A policeman who was among a group of St James Highway Patrol cops conducting spot checks at a section of the Long Hill to Mont...
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Be prepared, Golding tells JLP
ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer 
January 7, 2007
Bruce Golding yesterday put his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) on what Labourites termed an election watch and chided himself for talking too soon about t...
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Crucial airlines meeting in Antigua this week
RICKEY SINGH, Observer Caribbean correspondent 
January 7, 2007
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Two meetings, crucial to the future of regional air transportation, are scheduled for this week in St John's, Antigua. They wil...
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Man shot, hospitalised after foiling robbery
Observer Reporter 
January 7, 2007
A man was shot and injured on Padmore Drive, Kingston 10 on Thursday night after challenging two men who the police believe went on a robbery spree in...
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Hotels already seeing losses from Caricom visa, says JHTA
January 7, 2007
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) yesterday welcomed the changes made to the Caricom visa regime for World Cup Cricket visitors, but sa...
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PSOJ urges stronger anti-crime measures
January 6, 2007
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has expressed deep concern at the number of murders since the start of the year and called on the au...
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Low-cost laptop could transform learning
AP 
January 6, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) - Forget windows, folders and boxes that pop up with text. When students in Thailand, Libya and other developing countri...
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MoBay educator is HEART instructor of the year
January 6, 2007
LINDA Stewart-Doman, a senior instructor in hospitality at the Falmouth Vocational Training Centre (VTC) in Trelawny, is the 2005/6 instructor of the ...
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18-year-old is Arts and Culture Jamaica awardee
JIS 
January 6, 2007
TORONTO, Canada - Eighteen-year-old LaToya Ottley is the 2006/2007 recipient of the Arts and Culture Jamaica (ACJAM) scholarship award. The presentati...
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2007 could be world’s warmest year on record
AP 
January 6, 2007
LONDON, England (AP) - Deepening drought in Australia. Stronger typhoons in Asia. Floods in Latin America. British climate scientists predict that a r...
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Stable parent-child relationship can influence behaviour
JIS 
January 6, 2007
A nurturing, stable and facilitative parent-child relationship can foster good neurological development and influence the level of aggression and mala...
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French Embassy accepting applications for English Assistant programme
January 6, 2007
THE French Embassy is now accepting applications from Jamaicans interested in teaching English in France for the 2007-2008 period. The English Assista...
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Biotech companies welcome FDA approval, but cloned food still years from store shelves
AP 
January 6, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Despite a Government endorsement, food from cloned animals could take years to reach US supermarket shelves. But the backing does...
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Achieving success on the job
Career Advisor With Merrit Henry 
January 6, 2007
FINDING a job can be difficult but for many, keeping a job, while becoming self-actualised and achieving job success is even more so. Some suggestions...
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Mandeville won’t be the same again, but I will fight back
BY Sally Porteous 
January 6, 2007
I would be grateful if you would print my thoughts on Mandeville in response to the article 'This is not the Mandeville we used to know'. The very hea...
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Finding a new job may not take as long as you think
Copley News Service 
January 6, 2007
THOSE unemployed believe it will take longer than it actually does to find a new job. Job seekers expect it will take seven to 14 months to find work,...
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It’s all about the ‘Cockpits’
January 6, 2007
The Cockpit Country, which is located in Trelawny, has been in the news in recent weeks. Our Habitat will this week share with you a number of interes...
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Corporate area schools lead in Grade Four literacy test
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Observer staff reporter 
January 6, 2007
GRADE four students in public schools in Region One, which comprises Kingston, St Andrew and western St Thomas, slightly outperformed their counterpar...
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Two deer to his heart
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 6, 2007
Mount Pleasant, Portland - For as long as he could remember, yam farmer Anthony Bell had been hunting reindeer in Portland's rugged, hilly terrain. He...
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